Rumors have been floating around for months that Kurt Angle, olympic champion and former WWE star, has been looking into entering mixed martial arts. The details have been murky at best but Sam Caplan from CBS Sportsline recently got a call from Angle to talk about his future in MMA:
“Despite choosing TNA over the [...]

According to Mad Squabbles Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has inked a 2-fight deal with the UFC and PRIDE. No details are available and even after trying to dig up something I came up empty handed so if this deal is indeed done expect more to come out soon.
Rua is regarded as one of the top light [...]

Although very unofficially, the UFC has released that UFC 71 will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 26th. The details were released on UFC.com under the “Location” section for the UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson event. Despite no official announcement of the fight yet, UFC.com has also put [...]

Jerry Millen, the PRIDE USA Vice President, has spoken up to GracieFighter.com about the possible sale of PRIDE. Here’s what he had to say:
“It’s bullshit. You can’t beleive what you read on the internet and as a matter of fact I just got off the phone with Japan and unless I’m being lied to Pride [...]

MMAWeekly.com, a very reputable and relibale MMA news outlet, has confirmed with their sources that a deal has indeed been reach for Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta to purchase the MMA promotion. This is an agreement and not a signed contract so nothing is finalized but here is what has been uncovered as to the specifics [...]

Adcombat.com has released the complete details on the drowning death of Gilbert Aldana who passed away last week. Here are the horrendous details:
On Sunday, 11 Mar 07, Gil and a fellow MMA fighter Dave Connant set out on Dave’s boat at Lake Pleasant in AZ for a day of boating with their families. Just [...]

In no way does the following represent my personal beliefs. I am in fact a fan of Matt Hamill and what he’s been able to do with his disability but I felt this was worthy of reporting.
Greg at MMA Fever first picked up this story (at least that’s where I found out about it) about [...]

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The MMA community is buzzing today with rumors that the Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, the majority owners of Zuffa LLC and the UFC, has purchased PRIDE Fighting Championships for a reported $65 million.
The news was delivered today on Sherdog radio from a “very reliable” source. An official announcement is expected to be delivered [...]

The UFC has hired former Nevada Deputy Attorney General Mike Mersch. Mersch’s role is not known but he is expected to work closely with his former co-worker turned UFC COO Kirk Henrick. Here’s an excerpt from an article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Also moving to MMA is Mike Mersch, the Nevada deputy attorney general who [...]

IN my traversing of the web looking for the latest UFC news and rumors I often come across note-worthy pieces that aren’t quite juicy enough for their own post but are worth sharing. This is what will be the first of many “UFC Roundups” which will include anything about the UFC that’s worth noting:
Anderson Silva [...]

Joe Riggs’ (25-9 MMA, 2-3 UFC) 25-9 mixed martial arts records look impressive but his 2-3 UFC record failed to impress. “Diesel was dealt losses by Matt Hughes, Mike Swick, and Diego Sanchez while posting wins against Nick Diaz and Jason Von Flue.
Riggs’ suffered the death of his son but after taking just a few [...]

Sherdog.com has a piece up called “Nine Who Need to Hang Up the Gloves” which, as its name implies, is a rundown of 9 fighters (plus one bonus) who should give up MMA. I don’t necessarily agree with all of the picks but think they’re worth reporting. In random order:

“Tank” Abbott
Dan Severn
Elvis Sinosic
Mark Coleman
Kevin Randleman
[...]

Update: UFC 72 will be in Ireland after all on June 16th with UFC 73 on July 7th
After we speculated UFC 72 would be in Ireland we have learned more about the plans for UFC events this summer. It is now believed the UFC will have a UFC Fight Night event in Ireland on June [...]

Spike TV will be replaying 4 UFC events tomorrow for your viewing pleasure. I found the programs while surfing through the upcoming schedule between periods of the Penguins game and found the shows. Starting at 3:00 p.m. Spike will be near constant UFC action until midnight separated by an hour-long food eating tourney. The events [...]

Today the UFC announced their season 6 tryouts for The Ultimate Fighter. The show played a large role in taking MMA to where it is today. Here’s the release from UFC.com:
UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter® season 6 welterweight fighter tryouts will be held at the Palms Hotel and Casino, Tuesday, April 10th beginning at 8am PT. [...]